Big mess at the Gare du Nord in Paris. Rail traffic on all lines (TGV, Eurostar, Thalys, RER and Transilien) resumed gradually, Tuesday, July 19, in mid-evening, announced the SNCF. Traffic was interrupted at 18.30 because of a fire.
On the RER D, the recovery is slightly longer than on the RER B or other lines because many travelers this line descended on the tracks. And the company must ensure that no one is there before restarting the traffic.
The current Paris North train station outage affects the Eurostar traffic. Passengers affected by cancellations can exchange or refund their ticket to this address.
“The electric current was cut by Paris Nord security following a fairly large fire on a transformer electric “ says SNCF, evoking ” a malicious act “ caused allegedly by persons caught while they were stealing electric cables.
According to a spokesman for firefighters, “wildfire near the train station of Saint-Denis has spread to the overhead lines and detonated an electrical transformer, what motivated the decision of the all rail traffic from the North Station and passing through Saint-Denis “.
” the fire was extinguished, but the transformer is unable to keep its role. the trains that have been blocked on the tracks are being evacuated to different stations, all is well “, he said.
“We got off on the tracks, we had permission because there was more air conditioning inside, it got unbearable” , told Simon, a commercial 31 years , blocked full trip. At the Gare du Nord, many travelers sat on the docks to wait.
Alain Vidal, Secretary of State for Transport, visited the Crisis in Saint-Denis . “All my solidarity with the affected travelers” , has he wrote on Twitter.
Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region, called “in the strongest .”
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